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In this powerful rite!In the Center, to the God:Strong and powerful Lord of the WildsWielder of thunderBe with me I askAnd may it be with Your steady handThat I do work hereThese Great Magicks!In the Center, to the Goddess:Great and magical Lady of the Night and of theStormThou who doth ride through the thunder and thetempestLeading the Spirits and the Elder OnesBeauteous and awesome One

Aid me I do askIn the performance of Power, of Magick, of Joy,of Strength!Turn to the storm. Draw in 13 breaths of Power.Work the spellClosingI thank youO Wind of StormO Gales of PowerThat have aided me in this MagickGo wellAnd blessings be with you!I thank youO Lightnings of Storm

Brilliant and searingThat have aided me in this MagickGo wellAnd blessings be with you!I thank youO Torrents of RainDeluging and cleansingThat have aided me in this MagickGo wellAnd blessings be with you!I thank youO Powers of EarthWashed free, wild, and pureThat have aided me in this magickGo wellAnd blessings be with you!

From the Altar, to the God, into the Wind:O Great and Mighty OneThou who hast helped me to useThe lightning and torrents of the stormI thank You for aiding meFor being one with me in this MagickBlessed Be!In the Center, to the Goddess, against the Wind:O wild and powerful Rider of StormsThou who reveals the deepest of MagicksI thank you for your presence here

In aiding me and being one with meIn this MagickMy love and thanks be with TheeO Gracious OneBlessed Be!To the Storm:I thank theeO Storm of PowerAnd I salute the life within theeIn the names of the wide-ruling GodsI give thee thanks and release!Evo He Blessed Be!Times &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Entreatment of Aid to SpellsO Ye who would aid meDraw near to me nowI have need of Your helpLet me not wanderLet me not delayHelp me keep to the PathTell me tales to hold me straightBlessed Be to all of TheeGive Your blessing unto meEsbat CallBehold!The Lords of Light

Have set their stars upon the heavensThe Earth spins and the Moon holds her courseThe Sky is my fatherThe Earth my motherI am the Child of PromiseCome to stand between the A Message from the GoddessNorth: the Maiden, young and strong, the warriorprincess; RhiannonEast: the Bride transformed by Love; BrigidSouth: the Great mother energized by Love, thecomplete woman; DanaWest: Grandmother, Crone, the hand between

the worlds; HecateThe Center: Cerridwen, the Circle itself is &&&&&A Pleasant Chant for a Circle DanceFaerie folk around me goMoon of silverSun of goldWater, Fire,Air and EarthRing the Circle of RebirthDeosil the dance is doneMother, HunterBound as One

Heart to heartLip to lipFive are the points of FellowshipBlessed Be Thee!Blessed Be Me!Never bound, always Free!A Call to HecateHecateSweet GrandmotherI welcome Your wisdomYour knowing smileBe with me by waning lightComfort me on moonless nightTake from me the ancient frightWith Your Love

Dark and Irish CorrespondencesEast: Findias, Uiscias, Nuadhu’s SwordSouth: Gorias, Esras, Gae BulgaWest: Murias, Semias, Dagda’s CauldronNorth: Falias, Morfasa, Lia FalArthurian CorrespondencesNorth: Arthur, Morgan, the Round TableEast: Guinevere, Marion, ExcaliburSouth: Lancelot, Robin, the Arrow

West: Lady of the Lake, Avalon, the GrailCenter: The PledgeTo KnowTo WillTo DareTo Keep The Great WisdomAs Above, So Below!

Self Initiation and RenewalDone at the full moon; best done skyclad; Batheand Meditate beforehand; Open the CirclePut a pinch of salt on the tongueI am a mortalLoved and cared forBy the Triple GoddessAnd the Horned GodThrough the Great MotherAll things are bornTo HerAll things in their season return

Through Her sacred cauldronI enter and leave this physical worldUntil by my actionsI no longer must return to learnSet perfumed oil on the altar pentacleI, N, come into this sacred place willinglyI come to dedicate my life to the pagan wayTo the Old Celtic GodsWhose power is still strong and vitalHere I give my word bondTo follow these ancient pathsThat lead to true Wisdom and KnowledgeI will serve the Great Goddess

And the Great GodI am a paganA stone of the Ancient CircleStanding firmly balanced upon the earthYet open to the winds of the heavensAnd enduring through timeMay the Old Celtic GodsWitness my words!Go to each of the quarters in turnBehold, Powers of N.I, N, am a followerOf the Lord and Lady!

Anoint each point; forehead, lips, heart, palms,feetLet my mind open to Your TruthLet me mouth be silentAmong enemies of the FaithAnd eloquent in Your praiseLet my heart seek You alwaysLet my hands lift in praise of YouAnd be skilled in the Old WaysLet my feet walk Your secret paths

Stand in silence to receive a blessingLay your pentacle on the altarThis emblem shall I wearFor all things magicalBless this pentacleO Great and Ancient OnesThat I may be blessed and protectedIn all wayscakes and wineAs the Athame is maleSo the Cup is femaleEnjoined they bring happiness

To the Old Gods!Merry meet, merry partAnd merry meet again!An offering to the faerieClose the CircleA Healing Spell for the Waning MoonAs the Moon diminishesIn the sky’s dark seaSo will this illnessDiminish in theeAs I do saySo Mote It Be!

Burn a black candle until it through. Invoke the aid of Diancecht.Keep the attributes in a safe place.A General Invocation for Any SpellO Diancecht, I ask Your aid.This spell is doneThe charm is made!Use the appropriate name. If a negative result is sought, use“curse” in place of “charm”.For WarBear and Horse,Wolf and Ram,

Send swift aid unto my planMorrighan of GlamorganBran the Blessed, Son of LlyrBathe my enemies in fearCunning of the WolfBe with me now!Courage of the RamBe with me now!Power of the ShireBe with me now!Strength of the BearBe with me now!

Bran and Morrighan, send Your aidThe spell is doneThe charm is Made!Bathe in salt and iron. The enemy’s name in blood onparchment, sealed with an Attribute. The Sword to the South.The Cup empty on the altar. Red and black candles on thealtar, North and South. Candles at the quarters: Red, Green,Black, Yellow. Pine, the scent. Red the Stone. Blood the Oil.Light the Black from the Red at the altar. Let the Black, Red,and quarter South burn beyond opening the Circle. Bury theparchment and the Attribute in rotting ground.YuleThree times sound the Bell:This is the Winter Solsticelongest night of the year

Darkness reigns triumphantYet gives way to the coming LightThe Sun King has gone to EmaniaYet within the sacred Cauldron of RebirthHe is once more transformedInto the newborn Divine Child of Light!Incense to the coals:All is coldAnd I await the coming of the dawnAs the Sun risesThe triple Goddess once more gives birthTo the Divine ChildIn silence and wonder I stand

before the sacred Cauldron of RebirthKnowing that one dayI too must pass through the CauldronAnd be rebornSuch is the Ancient PromiseFor this I honorThe Triple GoddessAnd all the Ancient Ones!The White CandleWhite is for the maidenMay you plant your seedsOf joy and new beginningsWithin my life

The Red CandleRed is for the MotherMay you grant me the gift of creative thoughtsAnd the strength to bring them to fruitionThe Black CandleBlack is for the CroneThe Wise OneMay you give me WisdomTo understandThe Magical MysteriesThe Green Candle

Green is for the newborn Lord of the ForestsThe Divine Sun ChildWho comes once more into the worldI welcome youChild and Consort of the GoddessLiving King of the Sun!Ring the Bell in each quarter, saying:Rejoice, O Powers of N!Welcome the Divine Child!Ring thrice at the Altar, saying:Hail, O God of the Woodlands and New Life!I give You honor and ask Your blessing

Again, thrice ring, saying:Hail, Triple GoddessBringer of LightOut of the Cauldron of RebirthI give You honorAnd ask Your blessingReceive the blessing.Cakes and wine.Close the CircleA Children’s RhymeFromOlden Tymes

Ride a cock horseTo Banbury CrossTo see a fine LadyRide a white horseWith rings on her fingersAnd bells on her toesAnd she shall have musicWherever she goes

A Druid PrayerGrant, Almighty,Thy protectionAnd in protection,StrengthAnd in strength,UnderstandingAnd in understanding,KnowledgeAnd in knowledge,The knowledge of justiceAnd in the knowledge of justice,The love of itAnd in that love,The love of all ExistenceAnd in the love of all Existence,The love of GodGod and all goodness.

The Wiccan RedeDo what ye will,An ye harm none.For whatever is doneIs returnedThreefold

Book of ShadowsA Wiccan Guide to Rite and RitualIntroductionA Book of Shadows is a magical diary. No two are exactly alike, since these volumes contain theexperiences and important documentation of Wiccan practices of significance to the individual witch.Similar to the scientist's laboratory notebook, these books record the methods and materials used to performmagic and the results of these operations. The witch would carefully document rituals, chants, tools andcorrespondences; then, through careful observation and analysis, synthesize working methods foreverything from healing spells to tasty recipes for sabbat cakes.Herbal lore and treatments for various ailments accompanied weather signs and ancient verse.Original songs and poetry could be found along with rites celebrating the wheel of the year.Eclectic information gathered from travelers found its way into the book. The witch hungeredafter raw data from other places to supplement what could be learned by direct observation. When it cameto knowledge, arcane or mundane, no witch was ever too proud to borrow.The witch did not limit the acquisition of knowledge to the "real" world. It was common to findpassages describing journeys to other planes of existence, complete with detailed descriptions of thoseworlds and their inhabitants. Knowledge from Otherworld contacts was held in great esteem, since theinhabitants of that plane were not limited by space or time. The witch often relied on these beings toprovide solutions to problems that were beyond the scope of available human resources to resolve.Infrequent calamities such as famine, hostile contact with other cultures, and natural disasters for whichthere was no known precedent stirred the witch to journey to the Otherworld to gather lifesavingintelligence from ancestors and helpful spirits.In early society, the witch functioned as healer, meteorologist, counselor and sage. It was thewitch's responsibility to identify beneficial plants, predict climactic changes that would determine planting,harvesting, and the need to migrate, and to act as intermediary to the spiritual plane where ancestors couldbe consulted and the entities responsible for the forces of nature appeased. The earliest method ofperpetuating this store of knowledge was the oral tradition that exists to this day in many cultures. TheDruids have been said to rely almost exclusively on the spoken word to educate generation after generationin the intricacies of their lore.Songs, poems, and narratives have also been used in many traditions that have found themselvesat odds with the establishment. Unfortunately, total reliance on the spoken word can result in the almostcomplete loss of the wisdom acquired by a culture should that culture meet with some circumstance thatresults in a break in the informational chain. Most of what we currently know of Druididic society wasdocumented by the Roman invaders of Gaul andBritain, who viewed the Druids as enemies. An importantpart of the cultural heritage of Britain and Western Europe has been reduced to a few terse footnotes in thehistory of Roman conquest.Long before the Druids, however, some cultures recognized the need to document informationnecessary to survival and considered esoteric knowledge as important as the learning of physical huntingskills.The earliest cave painting depict primitive rituals indicating that our ancestors probably considered

sympathetic magic as important as a sharp spear to a successful hunt. The joining of human and animalforms seen in many of these paintings may have been used to illustrate the importance of identifying withthe prey to predict its behavior. Since survival depended on hunting success, it is likely that early manconsidered this information far too important to tribal continuity than to trust it to a less than permanentrecord. Thus, the oldest Books of Shadows are pictorial and probably were reinforced by verbalstorytelling.Oral tradition has always been a common idiom for passing on arcane wisdom, particularlyduring times of persecution. Possession of a Book of Shadows was a sure death sentence. In many cases,knowledge was disseminated only within one's family and disappeared with that family's demise orconversion to another faith. Written records were rare, typically incomplete, and kept in coded form. Thesecodes consisted of special alphabets and word orders meant to bewilder rather than inform.An individual's Book of Shadows is personal, since it contains the arcane knowledge of theparticular tradition followed by its author as well as personal practices and observations that might havelittle meaning to anyone else. To further confound the inquisitive, the witch often used runes, pictogramsand personal encryption, along with a healthy dose of nonsense passages meant to thoroughly confuse theuninitiated reader.Very often the proper names of deities and archetypes were left out altogether, owing to theWiccan belief that to know the correct name of someone or something enhanced one's magical control overthat subject. Deciphering such texts proved almost impossible without knowing the cryptographic keyemployed by the author.Persecution of pagans and witches gradually diminished with time. Yet, it was not until March25, 1951 that Britain repealed its last laws against witchcraft. Until that time, a Book of Shadows couldconceivably be used as evidence of criminal activity.That Wicca has relied on oral tradition and cryptic manuscripts that seldom survived beyond a fewgenerations of a given clan has left large gaps in its history. Archaeologists have had some success attheorizing what early pagans and witches believed based on Stone Age artifacts. Anthropologists haveattempted a similar reconstruction based on surviving regional folk rituals.From these complementary approaches, much has been extrapolated by modern Wiccan writers inan attempt to reconcile current Wiccan practices with their ancient roots. Through their diligent efforts,these neopagans have provided a sound foundation for modern Wicca.An important point: it has recently become fashionable to explore pre-Gardnerian and preAlexandrian Wiccan traditions. The pursuit of ancient knowledge is laudable and should continue inearnest. However, the use of that knowledge should not take the form of a tool for the disparagement ofthose two traditions to which the Wiccan revival as a whole owes so very much. Witches have always beenopen to learning without the need to dispose of what has already been learned and proven to be useful.Wicca remains the religion of the individual. Keep in mind, during your studies, that what touchesyou personally should find a place in your art, regardless of its source, its antiquity, or its lack thereof.In modern times, the need for secrecy has been greatly reduced, and Wiccan beliefs and practiceshave been made public by many authors. The dawning of this new age has also seen Wicca split into manyforms based on the cultural, philosophical, and political backgrounds of these modern practitioners.This reawakening over such a wide spectrum cannot help but be healthy for Wicca as a whole. Aslong as the nay-saying is left to other religions who feel they are the one and only true faith, Wicca willthrive. Our covens may follow different methods, and our solitary practitioners may adhere to none ofthose, but we all have the same spiritual goal and remain bonded to one another through thousands of yearsof Wiccan heritage.Our common bonds include a reverence for all Creation, recognition of forces outside ourselvesthat can be summoned to our aid, and a supreme interest in humanity’s survival. We may call on differentgods, stage elaborate rites or none at all, practice in groups or alone, state our beliefs publically or shroudthem in secrecy; no matter. We are all witches.Practice your way!Refrain from coarse remarksWhen criticized by others.

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A Book of Shadows A personal collection Of spells, chants, and ancient lore In celebration of the Ancient Ones The Wiccan Faith The Pagan Path and The Green Way Dedicated to the Ancient Ones And the O